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    STROLLERCOASTER—REVIEW FOR CALLING CALDECOTT

    Once again I had the honor of being invited to participate as a reviewer for the Horn Book’s Calling Caldecott series. For those of you unfamiliar with Calling Caldecott, it’s a fantastic series of posts by guest writers, reviewers, librarians, and children’s books lovers that aim to praise the ‘Caldecott worthy qualities’ of certain books. Weirdly enough, all three years I’ve participated, I’ve written about book that contain a father-child trip/trek. This year, I was tasked with reviewing Matt Ringler’s Strollercoaster. Illustrated by Raúl the Third and Elaine Bay, Strollercoaster is a smorgasboard of eclectic illustrations and vibrant colors, true…

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    MY PAPI HAS A MOTORCYCLE—Review for Calling Caldecott

    A few months ago I was invited to participate in this year’s Calling Caldecott. For those of you unfamiliar with Calling Caldecott, it’s a fantastic series of posts by guest writers, reviewers, librarians, and children’s books lovers that aim to praise the ‘Caldecott worthy qualities’ of certain books. I was lucky enough to be invited and given the wonderful task of writing about My Papi Has a Motorcycle, by Isabel Quintero and illustrated by Zeke Peña. The reviews are posted on the Horn Book‘s website. You can take a look at my review of this gorgeous book here.